Ford Racing's rising star Hailie Deegan will make her next step in the ranks of the NASCAR at Kansas Speedway on October 17th. She will be participating in her first NASCAR Truck Series event on the 1.5 mile oval.
Deegan is the daughter of motorsport and marketing legend Brian Deegan and has been involved in stock car racing since 2017. She won 3 times in 42 starts in the then regional 'K+N' Tour in 2018 and 2019, and has 5 top-5 finishes in 25 career starts in the Arca Menard Series.
The 19 year old from Temecula California will drive the No. 17 Ford for DGR-Crosley as part of her next step towards driving in NASCAR's Cup Series via the Ford Driver Development program.